Me and Mr. Johnson is a blues-rockalbum by Eric Clapton released in 2004. The album is
a tribute to legendary bluesmanRobert Johnson. According to
Clapton's autobiography, the recordings weren't intended to become
an album. The band had rented the studio, but Clapton didn't have
any songs written, so he suggested they record Robert Johnson
songs. They recorded enough songs for an album and it was decided
to release them as such.

Sessions
for Robert J

In late 2004, a companion project, Sessions for
Robert J, was released on CD/DVD. It features Clapton and the band performing
additional takes of songs from Me and Mr. Johnson, as well
as others not on the album, including "From Four 'Til Late",
"Terraplane Blues", "Ramblin' on my Mind", "Sweet Home Chicago",
and "Stones in my Passway". Several songs are performed in duet by
Clapton on acoustic guitar and Doyle
Bramhall II on steel string acoustic and dobro guitars. Between
sessions, Clapton discusses Johnson's profound influence on him and
other musicians. One notable segment features Clapton performing in
the hotel room in Dallas, Texas, that served as a make-shift
studio in 1937 for Johnson to cut his legendary recordings.